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Keyser Söze exploits background graphics

Keyser Söze exploits background graphics

The bulletin board graphics that drive the plot twist in “The Usual Suspect“

Aug 13, 2023
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Spinning a tall tale with film graphics

In the classic 1995 neo-noir crime thriller "The Usual Suspects," directed by Bryan Singer, arch-villain Keyser Soze pretends to be Verbal Kint. Everything he says is a fabrication, strung from the details on a police office bulletin board. These graphics allow him to construct a narrative about the crime that misl…

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